Hello ,

 

Let me share a quote from Oswald Chambers with you:

The Spirit of God is always the spirit of liberty; the spirit that is not of God is the spirit of bondage, the spirit of oppression and depression. The Spirit of God convicts vividly and tensely, but He is always the Spirit of liberty. 

God who made the birds never made birdcages; it is men who make birdcages, and after a while we become cramped and can do nothing but chirp and stand on one leg. When we get out into God's great free life, we discover that that is the way God meant us to live "the glorious liberty of the children of God."

"No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you."  John 15:15

Christianity can never be about cages.  While it is important to assist people in learning the truth that is found in the scriptures, it can never be God's way to use the cages of coercion, manipulation, and emotional tactics to try and wrangle someone into seeing things the way that we see them.  

I'm thankful that God give me the liberty to believe what I want to believe, and to follow Him out of my love response to Him and His sacrifice.  Now, I need to do the same for others.

 

Have a great day and God bless

 

 

Pastor Mike / The Open Word